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Date | Time | League | Season |
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4 March 2023 | 2:00 pm | LOI Women's Premier Division | 2023 |
Match Report
Shels Hit Cork For Six In Dominant Season Opener
Megan Smyth-Lynch and Kayla Hamric both scored twice as Shelbourne began the defence of their title with a fine win over Cork City at Tolka Park.
Smyth-Lynch got her first goal five minutes from the break and then got a second in the 47th minute. Hamric was on target in the 66th minute and 84th minute. Siobhan Killeen had opened the scoring for Shels in the 22nd minute, sub Rebecca Devereux sealed a fine win with a goal in the 88th minute
Shels had the ball in the net in the fifth minute but Jessie Stapleton’s effort was ruled out for offside.
Five minutes later Megan Smyth-Lynch hit the crossbar with a neat strike. Shels broke the deadlock in the 22nd minute through Siobhan Killeen.
City had a chance to level four minutes later but Aoibhinn Donnelly’s effort was cleared off the line by Maggie Pierce.
Both sides had chances but it was Shels who got the next goal. Killeen did well before she laid the ball off to Noelle Murray who in turn found Megan Smyth-Lynch and she dinked the ball over Abby McCarthy in the 40th minute.
Killeen hit her shot straight at McCarthy in the 43rd minute as Shels began to dominate proceedings.
Smyth-Lynch and Killeen tormented the City defence and two minutes into the second half Smyth-Lynch grabbed her second and Shels’ third goal. She capitalised on a mistake by McCarthy to lob the ball over the City netminder.
One minute later a free from Alex Kavanagh went just wide of McCarthy’s post. As the game went on Shels manager Noel King began to empty his bench. Shels got a fourth goal in the 66th minute when Hamric picked up a loose ball and went through before firing to the net.
Substitute Ru Mucherera had a good chance for Shels in the 78th minute after receiving the ball from Smyth-Lynch. Smyth-Lynch was denied by McCarthy in the 84th minute but the ball fell nicely to Hamric and she made no mistake.
It was substitute Rebecca Devereux that got Shels’ sixth goal two minutes from normal time and it was Smyth-Lynch that was once again involved.
Timeline
7. Siobhan Killeen | 22' | |
10. Noelle Murray | 28' | |
28' | 6. Jesse Mendez | |
11. Megan Smyth-Lynch | 40' | |
11. Megan Smyth-Lynch | 47' | |
6. Alex Kavanagh | 55' | |
56' | Aoibhinn Donnelly Ellie O'Brien | |
56' | Lauren Singleton Alix Mendez | |
3. Jessie Stapleton | 59' | |
24. Kayla Hamric | 66' | |
69' | Kelly Leahy Christina Dring | |
69' | Laura Shine Chloe Atkinson | |
69' | Erika Manfre Fiana Bradley | |
Siobhan Killeen Taylor White | 70' | |
Rachel Graham Jenaya Robertson | 70' | |
Maggie Pierce Ruvimbo Mucherera | 70' | |
Noelle Murray Rebecca Devereux | 76' | |
Alex Kavanagh Sophie Watters | 76' | |
24. Kayla Hamric | 84' | |
9. Rebecca Devereux | 88' |
Past Meetings
(Round 24)
2 - 1LOI Women's Premier Division
Tolka Park Shelbourne 2-1 Cork City |
(Round 12)
0 - 4LOI Women's Premier Division
Turner's Cross Cork City v Shelbourne |
(Round 4)
7 - 0LOI Women's Premier Division
Tolka Park Shelbourne v Cork City |
(Series 22)
0 - 2LOI Men's First Division
Turner's Cross Cork City v Shelbourne |
(Quarter Final)
1 - 0FAI Women's Cup
Tolka Park Shelbourne v Cork City |
(Series 20)
1 - 3LOI Women's Premier Division
Turner's Cross Cork City v Shelbourne |
(Series 11)
1 - 0LOI Women's Premier Division
Tolka Park Shelbourne v Cork City |
(Series 13)
2 - 1LOI Men's First Division
Tolka Park Shelbourne v Cork City |
(Series 4)
1 - 3LOI Men's First Division
Turner's Cross Cork City v Shelbourne |
(Series 2)
0 - 3LOI Women's Premier Division
Turner's Cross Cork City v Shelbourne |
(Series 3 - Group 1)
4 - 0LOI Women's Premier Division
Tolka Park Shelbourne v Cork City |
(Series 10)
1 - 1LOI Men's Premier Division
Tolka Park Shelbourne v Cork City |
(Series 1)
3 - 1LOI Women's Premier Division
Tolka Park Shelbourne v Cork City |
(Series 1)
0 - 1LOI Men's Premier Division
Turner's Cross Cork City v Shelbourne |
(Round 17)
0 - 4LOI Women's Premier Division
Turner's Cross Cork City v Shelbourne |
(Round 12)
5 - 0LOI Women's Premier Division
Tolka Park Shelbourne v Cork City |
(Round 7)
2 - 7LOI Women's Premier Division
Turner's Cross Cork City v Shelbourne |
(Round 19)
2 - 0LOI Women's Premier Division
Tolka Park Shelbourne v Cork City |
(Round 11)
1 - 2LOI Women's Premier Division
Turner's Cross Cork City v Shelbourne |
(Round 4)
4 - 0LOI Women's Premier Division
Tolka Park Shelbourne v Cork City |
2 - 1LOI Women's Premier Division
Tolka Park Shelbourne v Cork City |
2 - 4LOI Women's Premier Division
Turner's Cross Cork City v Shelbourne |
1 - 1LOI Women's Premier Division
Tolka Park Shelbourne v Cork City |
4 - 1LOI Women's Premier Division
Tolka Park Shelbourne v Cork City |
0 - 3LOI Women's Premier Division
Turner's Cross Cork City v Shelbourne |
5 - 1LOI Women's Premier Division
Tolka Park Shelbourne v Cork City |
1 - 3LOI Women's Premier Division
Turner's Cross Cork City v Shelbourne |
Ground
Tolka Park |
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Tolka Park (Shelbourne FC), Drumcondra South A ED, Dublin, County Dublin, Leinster, Ireland |
Rebecca Devereux makes it 6
Kayla Hamric gets a second goal
Alex Kavanagh goes off
Sophie Watters comes on
Noelle Murray is off
Rebecca Devereux is on
Maggie Pierce is off
Ru Mucherera is on
Rachel Graham is off
Jenaya Robertson is on
Siobhan Killeen goes off
Taylor White is on
Laura Shine is off
Christina Dring comes on
Erika Manfre is off
Chloe Atkinson is introduced
Kelly Leahy goes off
Fiana Bradley is on
Nice goal from Kayla Hamric
Alex Kavanagh's free is just wide
Aoibhinn Donnelly is off
Ellie O'Brien is on
Aliz Mendez is on
Lauren Singleton makes way
Megan Smyth-Lynch capitalises on a mistake by Abbi McCarthy to lob the ball over her for her second and Shels' third goal
Siobhan Killeen hits the ball straight at McCarthy
Megan Smyth-Lynch chips the ball over McCarthy for Shels' second goal
Good play from Cork and they win a corner
Alex Kavanagh with a long range effort that is wide
Jesse Mendez is booked
Aoibhinn Donnelly has a chance for City but it's blocked and then cleared.
A crossfield ball found Killeen, she took on a City defender, stepped inside before shooting to the net
New signing Siobhan Killeen breaks the deadlock
Shels win another corner
Cork keeper Abby McCarthy by far the busier of the keepers
Megan Smyth-Lynch hits the crossbar with a neat strike
Shels applying early pressure
Shels with a corner
Lots of changes in personnel in both sides.
Shelbourne lost on penalties a few weeks back to Athlone Town in the inaugural President's Cup.
Shelbourne are the double champions and going for three league titles in a row. Cork finished ninth last season.
Good afternoon and welcome to Final Whistle's coverage of Shelbourne and Cork City. Deniese O'Flaherty here.